ARMCHAIR, ONE OF FOUR
Creator(s): Unknown (Cabinet Maker) , Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory (Manufacturer) , William Baumgarten & Co. (Retailer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The walnut frames of serpentine outline are carved with a pair of rosebuds at the top of the back and at the center of the seat rail. The knees of the cabriole legs are similarly decorated with a carved rosebud. The tapestry covers represent scenes of La Fontaine's fables after Oudry's designs within elaborate rococo frames with flowers and a rose background. On the back a swan and a frog. On the seat a wolf drinking from a basin.
- Object name:
- ARMCHAIR, ONE OF FOUR
- Made from:
- Walnut -- tapestry
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- c. 1755
- Size:
- 38 3/4 × 27 × 23 3/4 in. (98.4 × 68.6 × 60.3 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 31.69
- Signature marks:
- There are no visible maker's marks
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973